Found out why my Sony MDREX70LP sound bad

What, they don't have enough bass?

Patience, allow yor ears to adjust to them again
Unless you have a defective one

Could you please explain what aspects the sound of the EX70's does not have to your blasting car stereo?

Re: treble?

Umm your car system must be REALLY good for you to not like the EX-70s or are you one of the types who prefers speakers to headphones?
IMO the ex-70 are excellent buds for the price you pay and with the mods you could do a lot.
For starters try the tape mod for the bass maybe youll like them better afterwards.

Give it patience...dont listen to your car...after a month if you dont like your ex-70's you could always give them to me

*growls*

WHAT IS IT THAT YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR CAR STEREO OVER THE EX70'S?!?!

Shoot, I'm starting to get into car stereos.... looking for an AUDIOPHILE setup...

all of the speakers are mostly made the same way (since 96, ALL of the car stereo companies have been copying each other in design), so, like, the only thing that really makes a difference in quality car stereo is how the speakers are positioned...and improving the acoustics of your car....and ALL of the CD players for cars, they're ALL equal in sound; all you buy in expensive ones is useless features....

Also, most of the time, it's best to play the rear speakers at VERY reduced volumes, so that your carefully placed front speakers don't get messed up, so you get good stereo imaging and soundstage..

and, of course, there are subwoofers.

*shudders*

For those, you need to figure out the right type/size of box to make for the subwoofer, so that the bass is tight...

But regardless, unless if you care an UNGODLY amount about sound quality in cars, and you spent HOURS testing where the speakers sound best, and maybe even customizing your car so that the speaker mount places them better, it's probably placebo and the "louder is better/you need to feel bass for it to be better/brighter is better" mindset kicking in...

That, or you aren't putting the EX70's in your ears right.

Oh, by the way, try listening to something with a lot of MIDRANGE in your car stereo....heheheheh.....

most car stereos have, like, no midrange....

You forgot to add "... to me" and "cheap earphones"

Cars are the *worst* acoustic environment you can get. Tons of noise (external and internal), awful reflections and blockages. NO soundstand, no imaging -- just bass and treble coming from everywhere. You have to spend LOTS of money to get a really good car stereo, and then lots more to acoustically treat your car to block out some of the noise.

You're probably quite used to the sound of your car stereo, and like it a lot -- which is cool. But compared to that, an inexpensive and unique (and not great, IMO) headphone like the EX70, which has a very distinctive sound, is going to sound much different. I'm not surprised that you don't like them, to be honest.

On the other hand, no car stereo can compare to a good set of headphones.

Hey, melancholypunk, care to share with us all/some of your audio-related equipment/purchases?

It's not in your profile, so I don't know if you've heard any good sound yet....

heheh....

Please, take care of your ears!

I get concerned when I hear people cranking up their car stereos to jet exhaust volume levels (I am not accusing you, but it is very common practice around here). The hearing dammage is permanent. Stacking a satisfying dynamic range on top of an already high noise floor can coax you into some surprising sound levels. Please be careful. That way you can still be arguing (ahem, sorry) discussing the best LASER-excited fusion tweeter performance 30 years from now.

Sorry, end of lecture.

I have built quite a few car systems, and have added subwoofers to everything but my refrigerator over the past 25 years (and it is next!). The trades between car stereos and headphones is similar to the home speaker/headphone tradeoff. The noise floor detracts from both, with one exception...

Etymotics are my favorite listen when in a vehicle (especially a noisey one). Unfortunately I don't feel right driving with them in (can you say liability?). Besides, I can't hear the radar detector...


Later

Hey! Greg! Where do I put the speakers in my '92 Honda Accord?

I'm thinking of putting them angled where that left foot rest is (and the opposite on the right side), but, you know, I kinda need a foot rest there.

Um, any suggestions?

melancholypunk, I hope I didn't give the impression that I was making fun of you -- not at all I was simply trying to say (perhaps not very well) that you're probably very used to your car's sound, so an inexpensive in-ear phone like the EX70 will sound *much* different to you, and you probably won't like it.